Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Polish szczupać (to pinch), from Proto-Slavic *ščukati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂt͡ʂu.pak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -upak
  • Syllabification: szczu‧pak

Noun

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szczupak m animal (diminutive szczupaczek or (dialectal) szczublak)

  1. pike, pickerel (fish of the genus Esox), especially the northern pike (Esox lucius)
  2. (soccer) diving header
  3. (obsolete, prison slang) folding knife

Declension

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Derived terms

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Noun

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szczupak m pers (diminutive szczupaczek)

  1. (colloquial) someone who is very thin; toothpick
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chudzielec

Further reading

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  • szczupak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szczupak in Polish dictionaries at PWN